Very good articles in Wikipedia Shortcuts WP:VGAWP:VGA WP:FAWP:FA Very good articles are the best articles in the Simple English Wikipedia, as chosen...

On this page, very good articles (VGA) are listed, ordered by the date of their promotion to VGA status. VGAs are alphabetically listed on Category:Very...

status. Demotion of a GA or VGA can be done in this way: A named editor notices that the article no longer meets the GA or VGA criteria. The editor lists...

the article should be demoted from very good article status. Demotion of a VGA can be done in this way: A named editor notices that the article no longer...

  Participating with Good and WP:VGA Very Good Articles (GA and VGA) Good Articles are articles that people think meet the Good article criteria. There...

cannot run the process them by themself! Now, i'm not saying ditch GA and VGA, as that would then be going full circle - but how about all three? Think...

and Very Good Articles (or VGAs) need to have 6 !votes. There are also percentage requirements. The majority of the GA and VGA candidates currently at ...

first talked about it at Simple Talk, and off we were, reading articles and VGA/Stubs. I really think it's a great idea and would like to thank DefenseSupportParty...

criteria, and number 4 for the VGA criteria. Discussions On the talk page for the GA criteria and the talk page of a VGA candidate have raised doubts of...

Stubs Did you know? Proposed good articles (1) Proposed very good articles (1) Proposed GA/VGA demotions (0)...

  Hi everyone!! These are my plans for 2009: I'd like to make France a VGA. I'd like to write all the Communes of France (over 30,000 left) I'd like to...

idea, but could come in handy, and would make more of our article GA or VGA. Comments are welcommed. Yotcmdr =talk to the commander= 18:08, 1 March 2009...

points GA: 50 points VGA: 100 points MSP=Basic edit SSTB=Short Stub STB=Stub Article NA=New article DYK=DYK hook GA=Good article VGA=Very good article We...

WP:GA/WP:VGA — First of all, I hope our community will work hard next year to improve our articles and eventually promote more of them to WP:GA and WP:VGA. Most...

yet we would rather discuss what the icons look like on both the GA and VGA pages. Here is what I have to say about this: This is utter crap! We need...

things have happened to our VGA and GA process and criteria, and I'm personally not hopeful that we can gather enough VGAs in near future to update the...

Hello, I just want to clarify some of our GA/VGA system. Those that edit here for like 2 months will probably know what I write. Originally, we had the...

status. Demotion of a GA or VGA can be done in this way: A named editor notices that the article no longer meets the GA or VGA criteria. The editor lists...

days). I hope you can help by either supporting or opposing the nominated VGA articles by November 3, 2007. Thank you:) --§ Snake311 (T + C) 02:08, 1 November...

The only input is VGA = Number of Good Articles. The function automatically uses the most current number of articles. The number for VGA should not include...

January 2008 (UTC) Today is the last day to discuss the new criteria for VGAs. The final 2 points we've been discussing this last week and a half have...

shouldn't let this get in our ways. As always we need help with the GA and VGA processes. Also, I've started a New section called Song of the Fortnight...

announcements, when a "Very" was omitted from the list of articles that were at VGA. Simple 'Pedia has very much been on a slow down recently, and we need to...

history · links · watch · logs · delete) Simple English has been needing some VGA recently and I feel that it is appropriate to include more women-related...

Geography articles to GA and possibly VGA status and to help determine the suitability for other articles becoming VGAs and GAs. Razorflame 20:06, 7 March...

that it pretty much meets all the criteria set out in the requirements for VGA. I'm happy to take any suggestions on what would ensure this is one of Simple...

because they thought it could be ready. If you think it it's GA, but not VGA, mention it here or kick this down to GA. Purplebackpack89 (talk) 18:17,...

they are indeed VGA's, that we put both of them back up for voting to see if the articles still make it under the new criteria for VGA's. Any other ideas...

articles created:....... DYK's successfully nominated:....... GAs successfully nominated:....... VGAs successfully nominated:....... Total score:..........

plan is to create the 50,000 article ;) I also hope to write at least 1 VGA and 2 GAs - I think this is possible, and I already have Crich Tramway Village...

satisfying article, but it still needs some improvements and expanding for VGA. Classical Esther 02:13, 19 February 2010 (UTC) Hey, thanks for the comments...

prehaps we should start classifying articles Stub > B (i.e. not a stub) > GA > VGA. This could possibly work in conjunction with WikiProject Collaboration....

very good article Article does not cite any sources, and is one of the only VGAs with none, the other two being Japanese tea ceremony and Mali. For an article...

between GA and VGA. If we do that -- and some important users have not yet voiced their opinion -- then this will not be the only VGA to be demoted. Macdonald-ross...

24 March 2009 (UTC) Current VGA icon Russian VGA icon English VGA icon Current GA icon Blue version of the Russian VGA icon Another possible GA star...

a new system to rotate the VGAs on the main page. The system works as follows: Each VGA has a stub which is located at "VGA stub" on a sub-page of the...

novice writers. Hopefully we can get some important articles up to GA or even VGA status. That's it for my first article for Simple News. Take care all, and...

Stadium (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) (diff) 12.9 KB Has been promoted as VGA  checked 67 points (17 for expanding; 50 for VGA)...

had no problems at all with based on some "comprehensive" test that is a VGA requirement, not a GA requirement. This guy blatently doesn't follow standards...

should have been corrected long ago: No red links at all are allowed for VGA;  Done {{Related pages must be properly related (this one is not);  Done...

Malinaccier (talk) 14:53, 2 November 2008 (UTC) We need help on DYK, PGA (GA) and VGA (FA). Any help is help. As for my review... A- ;pSynergy 01:04, 5 December...

have a re-worked version we can then decide whether to nominate as GA or VGA.--Eptalon (talk) 15:53, 2 July 2008 (UTC) I support immediate demotion -...

for VGAs. There are still some things that needs to be worked on, but overall, I think that this article is well on its' way towards becoming a VGA. What...

taken and the templates updated accordingly. VGA - 4; GA - 2. obentomusubi 09:23, 5 March 2010 (UTC) VGA-1, GA-4. obentomusubi 22:06, 5 March 2010 (UTC)...

the collaboration-team whose objective is to make certain articles GAs and VGAs by sharing out the work. Please, this is an absolutely necessary thing, otherwise...

and some of us don't have the time needed to sit down and write a VGA. Writing a VGA or a GA is not easy, and it takes time and dedication. I encourage...

text. Anyway, I think it can be made into a VGA. --Eptalon (talk) 19:48, 15 August 2008 (UTC) Not quite VGA yet... I feel the lead could do with a fair...

or updates that follow each other. DYKs should not be very good articles (VGA) or good articles (GA) as they already get their own spotlight on the Main...

those would need to be changed out before I could support this becoming a VGA. Cheers, Razorflame 19:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC) Yes, agreed, but I'll be...

This proposal was moved from proposed good articles. I reckon this is at VGA quality now, and would appreciate insight if it is not (which I don't believe...

to bring the article to our highest possible ranking, "VGA". For this reason, I see: "Almost-VGA" "Almost GA" plus the classification provided above. Note...

is more notable? Which is more worthwhile to have? Yes, it's a VGA, but surely a VGA in other notable fields would be better to have? Sorry, Bluegoblin7...

but are well-written enough to become a GA/VGA. So again, are images needed in articles to become a GA/VGA? -- RyanCross (talk) 07:44, 14 September 2008...

the GA/VGA discussions to its own page, so that we don't get the text mixed with general stuff. We do need to discuss the issues with GA/VGA fully. It...

somebody here tell me what Charles Spurgeon needs before it could become a VGA? I have overhauled the article several times, but I don't see what else it...

the grips of en: and we change the icons for GA and VGA so that they are both stars, but the VGA star looks more golden than bronze. Very good article...

busy doing whatever it is they are doing and not taking part in GAs and VGAs unless they are prodded or have a vested interest in it. By the time we get...

list new candidates for either GAs or VGAs on the resp. proposals page; in a week's time, we will have run out of VGA candidates....--Eptalon (talk) 15:28...

Flight 11 VGA stub.ogg File:Simple en Ana Ivanović VGA stub.ogg File:Simple en Geisha VGA stub.ogg File:Simple en Gothic Architecture VGA stub.ogg File:Simple...

talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) Previously nominated for VGA, but was not promoted. Most of the comments in the talk page have been addressed...

5 points for VGA. Direct VGAs are 10 points. WP:HAVE (which is what I meant!) I think should be 5 bonus points on top of the GA or VGA points, and controversially...

generally); I have also been one of those who contributed to the GA and VGA processes; I was one of a few editors that initated their creation, and their...

2008 (UTC) I was asking in general. In theory, I can make my enwiki FAs all VGAs here. And some other... more vital topics. ;-) Maxim(talk) 22:32, 23 April...

but a borderline VGA. The absence of comments is not grounds for promotion, especially at VGA level. It is not sufficient for VGA for a page to be cleansed...

the article should be demoted from very good article status. Demotion of a VGA can be done in this way: A named editor notices that the article no longer...

it through the VGA process as I believe that that would be a)The easiest article to get to VGA status, and b)It is the closest to VGA status. Anyone want...

just had a discussion about editors working together for GAs and VGAs, and the VGA nomination page has discussed how it would be nice to improve important...

Support Just went through the page and I see no problem with this being a VGA. All the gaming terms like 'ends' and 'ditch' are described there. Can't...

21:01, 5 December 2024 (UTC) The article is no where near being able to be a VGA as it's far, far too complex and is very confusing to read. It wouldn't even...

much effort, the article could easily double in size The idea behind the GA/VGA processes is that the community works together, to create articles that are...

watch · logs · delete) Promoted to VGA two years back. One ref, lots of unsourced texts, and nowhere near GA, let alone VGA at the moment. Pmlineditor ∞ 07:24...

least 2 GAs and 2 VGAs promoted per month. To make this simple, I just took the oldest entries: GAs: Super Smash Bros. and Bastide VGAs: Scottish Premier...

but I think that you have been a pretty good editor. I didn't like the GA/VGA situation, but I think that you've done good since. Cheers -- ApEtSIG 03:12...

have ever quite understood what it takes to have a VGA. It takes weeks to months to write a proper GA/VGA. It isn't a simple thing to do, you are writing...

Missile Crisis/VGA stub. Then, you go back to Main Page/Article 8 and edit it, replacing the redirect with the lead from the new VGA (eg. Red Hot Chili...

(UTC) On both the pages (GA and VGA) as part of the manual for how to do the request fully.Something like FailedVGA and tl|verygood-large--Sinbad (talk)...

Razorflame 21:23, 15 February 2008 (UTC) Nice article...I think it is ready for VGA. Lets see what others think. --Thamusemeantfan (talk) 03:51, 16 February...

hook: 3 points GA: 35 points VGA: 50 points MSP=Mainspace edit STB=Stub Article NA=New article DYK=DYK hook GA=Good article VGA=Very good article You may...

Ana Ivanović is on the front page right now through the VGA rotation. It was tagged for an update in February by user:KnowIG. Wins, revenue, etc end in...

can get a brief overview of what the article needs before proposing it at VGA. Also, I want to template the lead from this article to all the US state...

through the current VGAs once we have the new criteria, to identify the "problem cases". Under normal circumstances, almost all VGAs will keep their current...

Gordonrox24; have it only show GAs or VGAs. Kansan (talk) 21:39, 12 October 2010 (UTC) Keep, though yes, showing the number of GA/VGAs seem more reasonable than the...

it can be a VGA candidate? - What about Simple having articles that do not exist in other Wikipedias? - Can those articles not reach VGA status? - For...

have rounded corners, but the VGA and top boxes don't. I don't know whether you want the top boxes to be rounded but the VGA one should be. Err... there...

much simplification and Wikification by me and many others, it's become a VGA. I'd also like to add that it's thanks to Eptalon that I stayed and editied...

Hello, I looked at the GA and VGA candidates again, and I also had a quick glance at the candidates. Here are a few observations: We currently have few...

English Wikipedia. May I suggest trying to write a WP:GA, or even better, a WP:VGA? Anyway, keep up the fine work. Thanks. — RyanCross (talk) 03:21, 12 May...

redirects. It has been awhile since you have contributed in the T:TDYK and WP:VGA, so that might be something to look into again. Keep up the good work! :)...

still up in the air. Options: Replace older VGA's with new ones as they are shown(older) and created (voted as vga). This option has no effect on the coding...

overloaded - all the articles that are coming through are the 'early' GAs and VGAs from 2008 when the system was incepted, and standards do in general seem...

this project. You've stuck with us through the "Banned User Days" and the "VGA Icon Days", while I've been too chicken.  :-P Cheers, Meetare Shappy Cunkelfratz...

American Airlines Flight 11 up to a point where I consider it meets the WP:VGA criteria. I hope you'll all work with me to get it promoted. The Rambling...

logs · delete) (diff) 12.9 KB Has been promoted as VGA  checked 67 points (17 for expanding; 50 for VGA) Article 1 Article 2 Article 1 Article 2 Foo Bar...

As of now, 27 articles have been demoted from VGA. I am not aware of any that have been re-promoted to VGA, after being demoted. So yes, if we take the...

page and help the site. I also think VGAs that are no longer VGA or even GA quality for any reason shouldn't be VGAs/GAs, and should not be on the front...

as the themesong for Dexter's Lab but there is no mention of them on the VGA of that show on En. The article has issues as being the work of a known vandal...

at some stats, we've got 27 GAs, 26 VGAs, and 59,052 total articles. If we wanted to really push for 30 GAs/VGAs or try to hit 60k total articles, that'd...

the linked templates have many red-links, and red-links are a no-go for VGAs. Completeness/redlinks are not that much of an issue with good article, so...

still wish that there were more GAs and VGAs. Currently, I think that if there were about 20 GA's and 10 VGA's that that would be a sufficient number of...

in the VGA losing part of its strength; for it's hard to think it will create a new group of editors interested in it, but that the same VGA regulars...

to get one or two of your articles you've created to WP:GA, and even WP:VGA. Over 500 edits to the project space means you have a decent amount of experience...

we get to a state where in February 2012, we actually have more GAs and VGAs, than a year before? I am sorry to spoil your chrismas mood, but if something...

there is a tool (on proposed VGA page) that can calculate some measure of readabilty; I did some tests on current VGAs, and I found values between 61...

for a VGA and sets a poor example. Aren't the VGAs there on the Main Page as an example of the best of SEWP? Should we approve a proposed VGA with dead...

and others. All but 2 are currently VGAs. Thanks, BG7even 08:46, 20 October 2008 (UTC) I'm confused. Are we using VGAs or not? You're contradicting yourself...

writers. And if you do promote one to GA, try taking the next step to WP:VGA. And looking through your history here, I don't see you have caused any major...

Hello all, would it make sense to have one (or two) categories for GAs/VGAs that were demoted, and also to keep their history (as of: promoted, demoted)...

would also be very happy to help out in other areas (closing RFDs and GA and VGA proposals, among other things). —Clementina talk 23:54, 15 June 2010 (UTC)...

July 2009 (UTC) Starting a GA/VGA of the month project? We could choose a single article to try and promote to GA or VGA per month? This occured to me...

forsee with this is the fact that it might be a bit redundant to feature both VGAs and GAs on the main page at the same time. I don't know, but let's wait and...

to reach a conclusion. We have to concentrate on getting articles to GA/VGA status or just writting articles that are good without having the little...

to know much about, and maybe even try to promote it to WP:GA, or even WP:VGA. That's all I have for you for now. Thanks. — RyanCross (talk) 05:47, 12...

Hi all! Bobby Robson died today. This article is one of our VGAs. The system how we get the today's selected article is a random choice. I suggest, that...

articles. This page is to discuss articles to decide whether they meet the VGA criteria. When an article is posted here for discussion, it should have the...

proposed VGA of Lawrence, Kansas, and I feel like it's slipping through the cracks. We don't get many VGA proposals often (and we have very few VGAs already)...

(UTC) We don't have enough articles. We have a select few WP:GAs and WP:VGAs, and more stubs than a ticket collector at a sporting event. Shapiros10 17:54...

does quite a bit of article work; DYK noms, and promoting articles to GA/VGA status. Also quick at QD'ing articles. иιƒкч? 11:02, 5 September 2009 (UTC)...

recorded VGA, GA, etc. Author Violin File:Simple en Violin.ogg 2009-03-15 VGA Yotcmdr Kamikaze/VGA stub File:Simple en Kamikaze VGA stub.ogg 2009-03-15 VGA stub...

it would be such a good idea. Why not lower the bar a little and say 1-2 VGAs a fortnight, or even a month initially? Regards, Goblin 17:17, 6 April 2009...

Snake311 (T + C) 07:27, 30 December 2007 (UTC) This is a reminder that the VGA process is still frozen and will remain that way until we reach a consensus...

but only "shades of grey". For this reason, the distinction between GA and VGA (candidate) icon should be made on shape alone, and not rely on a certain...

Wisconsin, and the promotion of Romania from a PGA to a GA to a PVGA to a VGA, which I never thought I would be able to do ever. I also am pleased with...

but if you look, they are closer to the edge in the second row of boxes (VGA row) then in the boxes below. Finally, shouldn't the link (on all of the...

articles waiting for comments/input the GA proposals page, and 7 on the VGA proposals page. Originally we have fixed a "deadline"; please have a look...

reexamining our current list of GAs and VGAs to update then. Yottie, was it you who pointed out that one of our VGAs is tagged for update? Definitely should...

prehaps we should start classifying articles Stub > B (i.e. not a stub) > GA > VGA. This could possibly work in conjunction with WikiProject Collaboration....

at the end of the year. I also added the three new subpages; I added the VGAs according to their date of promotion. I'm also gonna change Wikipedia:Very...

(UTC) I think Mosque has been nominated for GA or VGA once; given its size, it's probably more of a VGA-candidate. As to Islam, there are other countries...

upgrade of Romania from normal status to a potential GA and possibly even VGA, and, of course, my sole GA Lenzburg. Have you been in any conflicts over...

of your edits are to the mainspace. And I know that not all of us will be VGA article writers, but still, that is far too low of a number for me to support...

· talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) Article already failed VGA once; currently at 41k all inclusive, after all deductions, about 35k are...

had any VGA in 2010 yet, most poeple are striving for GA. Hence the question, are there any suitable candidates, and what will be the first VGA of 2010...

in all Simple English Wikipedia's recognition (weather it be WP:GA or WP:VGA). Lists are no exception from articles, as they both have similarities in...

very good articles. He has helped promote several articles to GA and/or VGA status already and he has done a very good job with this so far. As always...

participation in the areas where the general community participation is low like GA, VGA, and DYKs. They have been responsible about the comments and suggestions...

proposals for VGAs, GAs, and both VGA and GA demotions. Sniper has been nominated by Razorflame for demotion. Romania has been nominated for VGA status by...

admins. The count that is advertised above will probably show that. GA and VGA processes are running very slowly. This may be related to the item cited...

administrator who believes that editors who don't participate in areas such as VGA, etc, should be sacrificed. I don't support administrators who do not value...

spell which also saw the demotion of 3 VGAs, I am happy to announce that Lawrence, Kansas was promoted to VGA today. This represents the culmination of...

I ♥ Fr33kman! It is clear to me that once an article is nominated for GA/VGA (whatever), reviews are done, and based on the reviews, changes occur. Different...

wrong: I didn't want to nominate an article for both GA / VGA. If an editor posts a article on VGA, people can only choose between "very good" and "no promotion"...

opera in the VGA archives and I am willing to work on Don Giovanni to get it there. IMHO, we need some classic operas and ballets in the VGA archives and...

very quick glance it doesn't look that far off VGA, so another option would be "close-and-re-list-as-VGA". Final option that I see would be to extend the...

should probably review the VGAs properly when we have fixed the issues above. I am also keen to start a discussion about the GA/VGA process, but that's one...

05:50, 15 November 2022 (UTC) @Macdonald-ross That isn't a criteria of VGA's. Lallint (talk) 🍔cheesborger🍔 22:11, 19 November 2022 (UTC) Well, maybe...

that IP that started the entire shift in VGA critera? That not only was a discussion, but started tougher VGA and the process of GA. --Gwib -(talk)- 20:40...

made and has improved. He has hundreds of QDs, several VIP reports and 2 VGAs and 1 GA apart from few DYKs. He also runs 4 bots, which help the project...

{{oppose}} templates solely for the purpose of using them on the RfA, RfD, VGA, and GA process pages, and from what I have seen, they have been abused and...

Try to get an article you create and work on to WP:GA, and hopefully WP:VGA. I currently have 1 GA (i.e baseball uniform). Well, that's all I have to...

article exists, and is linked (green) If I do this for Evolution, one of our VGAs, I find that there are 140 links in common; of these 30 have no article,...

The "results" will not be "law". This is not an RfA, RfD, proposal for VGA, or similar official vote where there is a set percentage of support that...

True, but people on here are always whining about us not having a lot of VGAs or GAs. My point is this has a better chance on becoming a seWP equivalent...

GA or VGA - sometimes that credit is merited, other times that credit fails to acknowledge the collaboration that went in to making the GA or VGA. --Matilda...

-DJSasso (talk) 11:21, 20 March 2019 (UTC) Hello all, I know that the GA/VGA process is not used very much any more. I would nevertheless propose that...

things I have contributed to are creating and/or expanding articles to GA or VGA-status. I also have participated in community discussions and have been willing...

a problem as it was for it to become a VGA. Some people also feel that it was on the short side to become a VGA. All in all, the requirements are met and...

it meets both GA and VGA criteria. By the way, I've noticed that the GA criteria and the VGA criteria are identical except VGAs need to be more comprehensive...

(which is for CU) which is pretty confusing. I quite liked the old icon. The VGA icon isn't bad though. Pmlineditor ∞ 06:16, 2 March 2010 (UTC) The new one...

that each article listed in the knowledge groups on our main page should be VGAs. It's a bit of a sad situation that most have major issues. fr33kman 03:44...

Proposed good articles (1) Proposed very good articles (1) Proposed GA/VGA demotions (0) Simplification Translation of the week: Plot of Prats de Molló...

days, and two more voters are needed. Please compare the article to the VGA criteria and vote accordingly. Thanks! —Giggy 00:47, 22 August 2008 (UTC)...

VGA for some time now and not once have I seen it pop up on the main page. I am aware there are queues and that as every day passes so will a new VGA...

page sample VGA should come from the introduction of current pages. So admins in charge of the main page should make sure the text from VGAs is updated...

Article report" and tell the editors about what articles have become GA and VGA? [FRSign Here 19:32, 17 January 2009 (UTC) We already announce them. Yotcmdr...

more or less huge workload required to get an article promoted to GA or VGA status. I am talking about very specific small things (e.g. finding reliable...

regulars, I think 10 to 20 mainspace edits (excluding discussion/DYK noms,GA/VGA discussions) a day would not be too much to ask. This makes between 300 and...

October 7, 2007 I created another article that could be almost rready for the VGA tag. While most of the article is completed, it still contains a few red...

disccussion on as how to format the new Main page with the addition of the VGA section. Any comments? --§ Snake311 (T + C) 23:25, 18 August 2007 (UTC) Well...

Wikipedia, to Simple. It needs a bit of work though to meet the standards for VGA here. It needs a lot of new articles created to fill in the red links and...

--Isis§(talk) 16:48, June 17, 2007 Solid article, and I want to eventually get it to VGA status. Cheers, ( arky ) 17:09, 8 October 2007 (UTC) I created the article...

11 December 2014 (UTC) Hi everyone. I nominated The Lightning Thief for VGA on 6th October and it has been there for 50+ days now. The article has received...

(UTC) If enWP agrees, I'd go for it, but only for our best articles (GA/VGA?). Griffinofwales (talk) 23:36, 12 May 2010 (UTC) Eh... that's only like...

Pmlineditor ∞ 15:39, 26 March 2010 (UTC) I should mention that Evolution is a VGA which is good because it shows that people work on important articles rather...

standard and get them all on DYK from the 5th to the 10th. If we can get a VGA too then brilliant, but I can't help feeling with four days to go it would...

might also introduce a new system of rating articles (Stub, Start, C, B, GA, VGA) which Simple requires. Pmlinediter  Talk 08:45, 19 June 2009 (UTC) "That...

Jeffpw (talk) 13:33, 17 January 2008 (UTC) We have a few problems with the VGA process and it is currently being reworked. It is a fairly new process and...

because I think it would make WP:DYK, and other things (wikiprojects, GA/VGA) more active. I however would like to participate, and was wondering if anyone...

are doing a full reboot of wikipedia and deleting everything except the VGA/GA etc. Otherwise its a complete POV situation. One line stubs as Gordonrox...

like en wiki's main page. But it is still a good start since we only have 4 VGAs (very good articles):) --§ Snake311 (T + C) 18:30, 27 July 2007 (UTC) Would...

really hard to read. When I first came here and tried reading through our VGAs, I was a little surprised at how complex these Simple Wikipedia articles...

from Talk:Main Page by Mr Wiki Pro This is pretty much how our GA and WP:VGA work already - at least in theory. Very little, if any, of our "better content"...

space alone. He contributes at RfD, WP:ANI, Simple Talk, WP:RA, WP:PGA, WP:VGA, WP:RFA, WP:VIP and WP:WANT, he s also a judge at Wikicup,. He also runs...

since registering at around May last year. In this time, I have written 3 VGAs, helped in two more, 2 GAs (again, helped in 2) and successfully nominated...

that's a good-quality article? All you can really say about the GAs and VGAs is that they meet the listed requirements. I think there is more to being...

in Category:Articles. This will draw more attention to the former GAs and VGAs than the current ones. Lights and freedom (talk) 18:25, 26 May 2022 (UTC)...

the other admins informed, I've made some adjustments for the placement of VGA stubs and the mainpage per the discussion on ST on the misplaced stubs subpages...

Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of changes is no longer being updated. This is because the bot that used to do it, BOTijo, was run by emijrp, who...

page edit count good work. By the way I think SPl is ready for GA but not VGA yet. FSM Noodly? 11:06, 5 September 2008 (UTC) Surely not using a sandbox...

how could it be improved to that level? (I doubt if it would be close to a VGA, but advice on getting it to that status would be most welcome!) Thank you...

all I found. I think with a bit more touching up it'll be pretty close to VGA (yes I know this is GA... the criteria are rather similar). —Giggy 06:58...

very well written article may be awarded the title of very good article (VGA), meaning that it is one of the best articles in all of Wikipedia and may...

expanding an article to promote to WP:GA. And if you can, promote one up to WP:VGA. Well, thank you for asking me to review you, and if you need any help at...

original content. --Auntof6 (talk) 12:28, 12 September 2011 (UTC) Even if a VGA article was deleted its very simple to 'undelete' it. Its as simple as clicking...

time waiting for months, when you can improve it straight to VGA. I gonna link the VGA proposal here. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 08:51, 28 October 2021...

disambiguations and categories) can be found here. I've also created 1 WP:VGA which is baseball uniform . Other articles I'm proud of are Green Day and...

there. He has been incredibly active in areas such as DYK, his bots, GA and VGA, vandalism-fighting and other admin related areas. There have been some issues...

show involvement in some of the discussions, eg simple talk, Rfds, GA and VGA promotions, DYK nominations. When a person is showing that level of involvement...

estimate was 2 weeks for GA, then we can see what we need for a possible VGA nomination. --Eptalon (talk) 20:04, 30 April 2009 (UTC) (<-) My intent was...

fine too. I've made my position known and now I'll get back to reviewing VGAs, doing some GAs up a bit and writing some DYKs. The Rambling Man (talk) 13:06...

the VGA rotation which users such as myself need to be able to access. I believe there are only 2-3 of us that fully understand how the Main Page VGA Rotation...

have someone there to review articles that are trying to reach WP:GA or WP:VGA status. Thanks, Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 16:41, 28 September 2011 (UTC) Hi,...

through the pages on Category:Selected articles and transcluding them, but one VGA was demoted. I think they may have to be moved back so that the numbering...

not written as much content as others, and I don't believe she has a GA or VGA under her belt, but it is indisputable that she has contributed a good deal...

to touch: Wikipedia namespace (this includes nominations/Votes for GAs, VGAs and demotions, and Simple talk) Templates (no need) User talk pages (other...

moment. We do not have enough active editors to support processes such as VGA, GA and DYK as it is, and adding in yet more will only become even more neglected...

article improving or article maintaining. Less than .1% of our articles are GA/VGA class. If we stopped chasing editors away, we might start seeing an improvement...

can work on GAs and VGAs.--BRP ever 14:23, 12 March 2019 (UTC) @Xxxx: Why does it take sysops to write articles or work on GA/VGA? Those aren't admin...

Angelico (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) Failed VGA (here), but I think would probably be good for GA. Any thoughts? --Eptalon...

all the other high-quality sources here. It would probably interfere with VGA, but I don't think needs to interfere with GA. Vocabulary-wise, I think you're...

suggestions: GA first - only GAs can be promoted to VGA. Saves a lot of work, as most criteria for GA and VGA are the same Voting: same as everywhere else:...

would like to request uploader rights to upload a spoken article version of VGA mourning dove. --Yottie =talk= 20:22, 26 February 2016 (UTC) Strangely the...

I'm wondering if this is Freddy considering he said he made John Paul II a VGA, and this is one of Freddies known articles. ?? fr33kman t - c 22:45, 27...

(talk) 15:50, 19 January 2009 (UTC) I'm working on getting a article to VGA. See my to-do list and my edit count. I have most in the article mainspace...

15:38, 8 June 2019 (UTC) Looks good to me, I would say it is possibly even a VGA. I would have to read it over a few more times to make sure it has breadth...

Ricky81682 (talk) 02:03, 13 March 2018 (UTC) We have a proposed demotion from VGA. It has four comments from experienced people, all pointing in the same direction...

WP:GA or even a WP:VGA would show you are dedicated in improving the mainspace. I think getting a few articles up to GA, and even VGA, would be good when...

(true!), of which the majority have been to the mainspace. I've written one VGA; Powderfinger, with another (Red Hot Chili Peppers) currently up for PVGA...

speak! Razorflame 21:07, 4 January 2008 (UTC) And that is a problem with the VGA system here which is currently being addressed. It has no bearing on the...

with a bit of determination and hard work you could get yourself a GA or VGA, with the help from other editors. I'd certainly be willing to help. Try...

and editor b comes to start another section asking Eptalon for help on a VGA, this is ok. If they edit the same section, ands reference each other or...

good articles/Billy Graham Delete Main Page/Article 26 There should be 26 VGAs (0 through 25). Also, a minor issue: at Wikipedia:Very good articles, it...

his suicide and later years could be expanded a little but this is GA, not VGA and the article is decently referenced and nicely illustrated. Good work...

comparable to VGAs. The last promotion to VGA was over 6 months ago... Eptalon (talk) 16:38, 12 May 2024 (UTC) Well lists can't be GA or VGA, right? What...

will became VGA (I think so). Nataly8 (talk) 09:50, 31 August 2010 (UTC) Well, I think that if the article became GA, we can propose it for VGA. That's my...

very good articles (WP:VGA). Though VGAs are featured on the main page, like the English Wikipedia, there is no "Today's VGA". Not in an "official" capacity...

an article is a lot of work, esp. if we envisage to stamp it with GA or VGA. en:Poisson distribution vs. Poisson distribution is similar (30k vs. 2k)...

a few weeks ago, when I restored a few rivers, which were needed for our VGA Romania. At all, only pages/rivers, which are needed on such important pages...

March 2018 (demoted from VGA} Article 47 57 Oxalaia 2 February 2019 Article 46 58 Bloc Party 29 June 2019 (demoted from VGA) Article 45 59 History of...

Lawrence, Kansas. To the best of my knowledge, there hasn't been a GA or VGA about a battle or massacre, so there wasn't any template or example of which...

and even more so with admin powers. I have got Jupiter up to (hopefully) VGA standard, have expanded quite a lot of articles including Human and NASA...

and get them to VGA status. -Barras talk 17:57, 14 September 2025 (UTC) Should we add a small section of GA article previews like the VGA articles on the...

of people coming to this wiki, and immediately putting up articles for GA/VGA and proposing themselves for adminship: it all smacks of ego-polishing. And...

April 2012 (UTC) I would agree that we need to look at standards for GAs and VGAs here once again. Times move on and standards (should) improve. The Rambling...

tagging, comments left of users' talk pages, and my involvement in the GA and VGA processes. Range blocking-Even though it is not required to be an administrator...

developed into larger articles and I hope to make a lot of them GAs and possibly VGAs. Finally, although it means nothing, my edit count is higher than a lot of...

to try and fix it. It seems like you've appointed yourself leader of PGA/VGA because you are the only one doing clerical work on it. I won't be contributing...

films of this decade, and it has won alot of awards. Currently a proposed VGA. So If somebody can just look over it make spelling/grammar/format/simplification...

wipe out. We go all the way and wipe out all the articles on simple except VGA, GA etc or we don't do any that are notable. -DJSasso (talk) 15:58, 21 October...

have done good work to our wiki. Although he didn't have any recognized GA, VGAs, the content creation side is okay. I note that if a content creator TKDR...

while. Tagged my edits with Towards Emu War VGA, so you may have seen that in New Changes. I think it may be VGA, but based upon some recent discussions,...

try expanding it further, and even try promoting it to WP:GA, or even WP:VGA! The only mainspace edits I really see are minor typo fixing and some other...

always interpreted that one nom is allowed for GA and VGAs, the requirement to nominate one VGA or one GA only isn't clearly stated so if this is an issue...

has been dead for some time so I'm glad we can now all move on. Back to VGAs! The Rambling Man (talk) 14:56, 5 August 2008 (UTC) The above discussion...

ENG MSP STB NA DYK GA VGA Score User:Yotcmdr 7 1 7 1 7 30 66 User:Shapiros10 7 1 7 1 7 30 66...

VGA and looking back at it I felt it was a bit too ambitious. Now that I have time, I'd like to nominate it for GA and perhaps work its way up to VGA...

User MSP STB SSTB NA DYK GA VGA Score S3CR3T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MathCool10 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Jet123 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garden 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Æåm Fætsøn...

unsimple. I'd like to know how I can improve it and if it's good enough for VGA status? T. Moitie - Talk - Esperanza 23:30, 11 September 2006 (UTC) Link...

perhaps you can tell me what further work would be needed to move it to VGA.) StevenJ81 (talk) 18:45, 26 August 2016 (UTC) Y Given no objections after...

the article's content that was translated here VGA Demotions: I gave my input on the demotion of the VGA article Violin RFD Requests, Many new articles...

You have said yourself that when taking a decision (in the context of GAs/VGAs), one should look at the points brought forward, and not at the mere number...

12 September 2011 (UTC) I ♥ Jersey! Excellent article, not too far from VGA status either. Great work by Peter. :) Pmlineditor (t · c · l) 14:41, 13...

GA/VGA's through. LV✉✎ 15:55, 7 July 2024 (UTC) I will always be supportive of the GA/VGA process. I think the idea of elevating articles to VGA statuses...

(Depending on how many volunteers we get). We don’t have to make them GA/VGA quality articles but something that looks polished. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk)...

a few weeks ago, when I restored a few rivers, which were needed for our VGA Romania. At all, only pages/rivers, which are needed on such important pages...

more work simplifying Color Blindness - A bit more work befor VGA India - A potential VGA candidate Abortion - A little work to bring up to standards Bloc...

including Talk:1755_Cape_Ann_earthquake#PGA_review, Talk:Luis_Suárez_Miramontes#VGA_feedback, Talk:Ed_Gein#PGA_feedback, and Talk:Attempted_assassination_of...

who are more concerned over improving Wikipedia's articles, making GAs, VGAs etc and less interested in the Facebook/MySpace elements that have been prevalent...

there is a little scope to simplify it a tad more (if you were to go to VGA) and maybe id have more points there, but I think this meets the criteria...

articles and changing redirects, (see contribs) Description: Moves Article/VGA stub to Wikipedia:Very good articles/Article and fixes the redirect at Main...

RfA Bluegoblin7 - Article 3 This month Bluegoblin7 writes about the GA and VGA processes Yotcmdr - Article 2 In his second article for Simple News Yotcmdr...

(talk) 06:17, 11 September 2025 (UTC) Looking for more feedback on this VGA proposal. Plutus 💬 🎃 — Fortune favors the curious 08:52, 13 September 2025...

and if users can't update the VGA stubs, they get out of date. For example, the population is outdated on the Lawrence VGA stub. Lights and freedom (talk)...

aiming for. We have 27 Very Good Articles and 85 Good Articles. How about 30 VGA and 100 GA by the end of 2024? Reasonable? --Gotanda (talk) 23:07, 14 February...

promoted bowls to very good article. What we still need to do is to write the VGA-specific blurb, that will appear on the main page. Congrats to all who contributed...

(UTC) Me? Complain? When? :p I know it takes multiple people to edit a GA or VGA, but I'm trying to give advice on how to contribute on a comprehensive article...

(talk) 20:28, 24 June 2024 (UTC) Resolved. Article 26 switched to Article 4, VGA subpage deleted. --Ferien (talk) 17:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC) Please protect...

okay. Kk.urban (talk) 23:08, 29 December 2023 (UTC) Currently, the GA and VGA criteria both have this as one of the requirements: The last few revisions...

to the page, such as moving all but one sentence out of the intro. It's a VGA, so can people please check if these edits are good? 2601:644:8184:F2F0:9063:3662:C192:4BB0...

Yeah. DYK is run by five editors but mostly just TDKR. We haven't had a new VGA nomination in 6 months, let alone a new promotion. GA gets a few promotions...

(UTC) I think there are minimal length requirements, bit they are fluffy. VGAs need to be comprehensive, which likely means they end up at a certain length...

Hi everyone, Fred Rogers is now a very good article and according to Wikipedia:Very good articles/by date, our first very good article in almost 3 years...